Foot measuring and sizing application

Abstract

Systems and processes for measuring and sizing a foot are provided. In one exemplary process, at least one image of a foot and a horizontal reference object from a first point of view is captured. A portion of the foot may be disposed against a vertical reference object. The at least one image may be displayed, where one or more camera guides are overlaid on the at least one displayed image. In response to aligning the one or more camera guides with one or more of the horizontal reference object and the vertical reference object, a measurement of the foot based on the at least one captured image from the first point of view is determined.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for measuring an object, comprising:
 displaying, by a mobile computing device, at least one image of a portion of a user body part, and a plurality of reference dots from a point of view, wherein one or more camera guides are overlaid on the display of the at least one image; 
 aligning, by the mobile computing device, the one or more camera guides with the portion of the user body part; and 
 determining, by the mobile computing device, a measurement of the portion of the user body part based on the at least one image and the plurality of reference dots from the point of view. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of the user body part comprises a foot. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 generating, by the mobile computing device, a squared reference frame based on the at least one image; and 
 performing, by the mobile computing device, edge detection on the squared reference frame to establish edges of the portion of the user body part. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , further comprising delineating, by the mobile computing device, between the portion of the user body part and at least one shadow associated with the portion of the user body part using a successively varying gradient threshold. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a measurement of the portion of the user body part further comprises:
 performing, by the mobile computing device, edge detection on the at least one image to detect a body part object; 
 generating, by the mobile computing device, an object frame based on detecting the body part object; and 
 performing, by the mobile computing device, a size analysis based on a size of the object frame to obtain at least one measurement. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one measurement comprises at least one length of the object frame and at least one width of the object frame. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of the user body part is disposed against a vertical reference object, and wherein the at least one image of the portion of the user body part is displayed with the vertical reference object. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of reference dots comprises a series of infrared dots projected into at least a portion of the point of view. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 projecting, by a depth sensor of the mobile computing device, the plurality of reference dots; and 
 detecting, by at least one camera in the mobile computing device, at least a portion of the plurality of reference dots. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the measurement of the portion of the user body part includes:
 determining, by the mobile computing device, a depth of contours of the portion of the user body part in the at least one image based on a time-of-flight measurement determined based on at least a portion of the plurality of reference dots; 
 calculating, by the mobile computing device, at least one absolute depth value based on the depth of contours of the portion of the user body part; and 
 calculating, by the mobile computing device, a size and a shape of the portion of the user body part based on the absolute depth value. 
 
     
     
       11. A mobile computing device, comprising:
 a processor; 
 a camera; 
 a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile computing device to:
 display at least one image comprising a user body part and a plurality of reference dots from a point of view, wherein one or more camera guides are overlaid on the at least one image; 
 determine an alignment of the one or more camera guides with the user body part and the user body part; and 
 determine a measurement of the user body part based on the at least one image and the plurality of reference dots from the point of view. 
 
 
     
     
       12. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the user body part comprises a foot. 
     
     
       13. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the mobile computing device to:
 generate a squared reference frame based on the at least one image; and 
 perform edge detection on the squared reference frame to establish edges of the user body part. 
 
     
     
       14. The mobile computing device of  claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the mobile computing device to delineate between the user body part and at least one shadow associated with the user body part using a successively varying gradient threshold. 
     
     
       15. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the mobile computing device to determine a measurement of the user body part by:
 performing edge detection on the at least one image to detect a body part object; 
 generating an object frame based on detecting the body part object; and 
 performing a size analysis based on a size of the object frame to obtain at least one measurement. 
 
     
     
       16. The mobile computing device of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one measurement comprises at least one length of the object frame and at least one width of the object frame. 
     
     
       17. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the user body part is disposed against a vertical reference object, and wherein the at least one image of the user body part is displayed with the vertical reference object. 
     
     
       18. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of reference dots comprises a series of infrared dots projected into at least a portion of the point of view. 
     
     
       19. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the mobile computing device further comprises a depth sensor; and 
 the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the mobile computing device to:
 project, using the depth sensor, the plurality of reference dots within the point of view of the user body part; and 
 detect, using the camera, at least a portion of the plurality of reference dots. 
 
 
     
     
       20. The mobile computing device of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the mobile computing device to determine the measurement of the user body part by:
 determining a depth of contours of the user body part in the image of the user body part based on a time-of-flight measurement determined based on the plurality of reference dots; 
 calculating at least one absolute depth value based on the depth of contours of the user body part; and 
 calculating a size and a shape of the user body part based on the absolute depth value.